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Stars of Vaudeville #660: Buddy Pepper by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Buddy Pepper (Jack R. Starkey, 1922-1993). At age 13, the Kentucky native won Major Bowes Amateur Hour, which led to a tour of what was left of vaudeville by the mid ’30s, as well as presentation houses. In the late 30s and early 40s he appeared in numerous small film [...]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:21AM on April 21, 2013

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